Packet Buffer Reference Packet buffer comparison table for networking switches, grouped by ASIC family

In keeping with his tradition and to help the community, I have mirrored and expanded the site with significantly more platforms and chipsets. port-buffers.forwardingplane.net #neteng #networkengineering

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Many years ago Jim Warner started a page dedicated to documenting port buffers on network hardware, which has become the de facto source for much of this information. Since Jim's passing a few year ago this site has been taken down and restored a few times. In keeping with his tradition and to […]

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